- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/142/181
- Title:
- CVs from SDSS. VIII. The final year
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/142/181
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- This paper completes the series of cataclysmic variables (CVs) identified from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) I/II. The coordinates, magnitudes, and spectra of 33 CVs are presented. Among the 33 are eight systems known prior to SDSS (CT Ser, DO Leo, HK Leo, IR Com, V849 Her, V405 Peg, PG1230+226, and HS0943+1404), as well as nine objects recently found through various photometric surveys. Among the systems identified since the SDSS are two polar candidates, two intermediate polar candidates, and one candidate for containing a pulsating white dwarf. Our follow-up data have confirmed a polar candidate from Paper VII and determined tentative periods for three of the newly identified CVs. A complete summary table of the 285 CVs with spectra from SDSS I/II is presented as well as a link to an online table of all known CVs from both photometry and spectroscopy that will continue to be updated as future data appear.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/463/1053
- Title:
- Differential photometry of WX Cet
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/463/1053
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- WX Cet is a dwarf nova with rare outbursts of large amplitude. We compile the available data of WX Cet, compare the results with other SU UMa stars, and discuss our findings in the context of current theories of superhumps and superoutbursts to progress with our understanding of SU UMa stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/PAZh/34/278
- Title:
- Distances and extinction of Galactic novae
- Short Name:
- J/PAZh/34/278
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Using photometric data for Galactic novae, we compared the Sharov (1963AZh....40..900S) and Schlegel et al. (1998ApJ...500..525S) interstellar extinction maps. We found the distances and extinctions for 64 novae.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/PASJ/64/63
- Title:
- Dwarf novae characterization using SDSS colors
- Short Name:
- J/PASJ/64/63
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have developed a method for estimating the orbital periods of dwarf novae from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) colors in quiescence using an artificial neural network. For typical objects below the period gap with sufficient photometric accuracy, we were able to estimate the orbital periods with accuracy to a 1{sigma} error of 22%. The error of the estimation is worse for systems with longer orbital periods. We have also developed a neural-network-based method for categorical classification. This method has proven to be efficient in classifying objects into three categories (WZ Sge type, SU UMa type, and SS Cyg/Z Cam type), and works for very faint objects to a limit of g=21mag. Using this method, we have investigated the distribution of the orbital periods of dwarf novae from a modern transient survey (Catalina Real-Time Survey).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/460/2526
- Title:
- Dwarf novae outbursts properties
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/460/2526
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a statistical study of all measurable photometric features of a large sample of dwarf novae during their outbursts and superoutbursts. We used all accessible photometric data for all our objects to make the study as complete and up to date as possible. Our aim was to check correlations between these photometric features in order to constrain theoretical models which try to explain the nature of dwarf novae outbursts. We managed to confirm a few of the known correlations, that is the Stolz and Schoembs relation, the Bailey relation for long outbursts above the period gap, the relations between the cycle and supercycle lengths, amplitudes of normal and superoutbursts, amplitude and duration of superoutbursts, outburst duration and orbital period, outburst duration and mass ratio for short and normal outbursts, as well as the relation between the rise and decline rates of superoutbursts. However, we question the existence of the Kukarkin-Parenago relation but we found an analogous relation for superoutbursts. We also failed to find one presumed relation between outburst duration and mass ratio for superoutbursts. This study should help to direct theoretical work dedicated to dwarf novae.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/459/875
- Title:
- Early spectral evolution of Nova Sgr 2004
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/459/875
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present optical and near-infrared spectral evolution of the Galactic nova V5114 Sgr (2004) during few months after the outburst. We use multi-band photometry and line intensities derived from spectroscopy to put constrains on the distance and the physical conditions of the ejecta of V5114 Sgr.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/857/68
- Title:
- 2016 eruption LC of the recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/857/68
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Since its discovery in 2008, the Andromeda galaxy nova M31N 2008-12a has been observed in eruption every single year. This unprecedented frequency indicates an extreme object, with a massive white dwarf and a high accretion rate, which is the most promising candidate for the single-degenerate progenitor of a Type Ia supernova known to date. The previous three eruptions of M31N 2008-12a have displayed remarkably homogeneous multiwavelength properties: (i) from a faint peak, the optical light curve declined rapidly by two magnitudes in less than two days, (ii) early spectra showed initial high velocities that slowed down significantly within days and displayed clear He/N lines throughout, and (iii) the supersoft X-ray source (SSS) phase of the nova began extremely early, six days after eruption, and only lasted for about two weeks. In contrast, the peculiar 2016 eruption was clearly different. Here we report (i) the considerable delay in the 2016 eruption date, (ii) the significantly shorter SSS phase, and (iii) the brighter optical peak magnitude (with a hitherto unobserved cusp shape). Early theoretical models suggest that these three different effects can be consistently understood as caused by a lower quiescence mass accretion rate. The corresponding higher ignition mass caused a brighter peak in the free-free emission model. The less massive accretion disk experienced greater disruption, consequently delaying the re-establishment of effective accretion. Without the early refueling, the SSS phase was shortened. Observing the next few eruptions will determine whether the properties of the 2016 outburst make it a genuine outlier in the evolution of M31N 2008-12a.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/381/507
- Title:
- Fe II emission lines of RR Tel
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/381/507
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Files table1.dat and table2.dat contain the permitted and forbidden Fe II emission lines respectively which have been selected from the optical spectrum of RR Tel between 3180 and 9455{AA}. The spectrum was observed by Crawford et al. (1999, Cat. <J/A+AS/139/135>) whose corrected line fluxes and velocity widths we took for further analysis in this work. In the tables there are also values characteristic for the corresponding multiplets and lines such as multiplet numbers, term designations, level excitation potentials and quantum numbers J. The log functions of gf's, line fluxes and wavelengths are relevant for the SAC curves.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/834/107
- Title:
- Follow-up photometry of M101 OT2015-1
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/834/107
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the results of optical, near-infrared, and mid-infrared observations of M101 OT2015-1 (PSN J14021678+5426205), a luminous red transient in the Pinwheel galaxy (M101), spanning a total of 16 years. The light curve showed two distinct peaks with absolute magnitudes M_r_<=-12.4 and M_r_~-12, on 2014 November 11 and 2015 February 17, respectively. The spectral energy distributions during the second maximum show a cool outburst temperature of ~3700K and low expansion velocities (~-300km/s) for the HI, CaII, BaII, and KI lines. From archival data spanning 15-8 years before the outburst, we find a single source consistent with the optically discovered transient, which we attribute to being the progenitor; it has properties consistent with being an F-type yellow supergiant with L~8.7x10^4^L_{sun}_, T_eff_~7000K, and an estimated mass of M1=18+/-1M_{sun}_. This star has likely just finished the H-burning phase in the core, started expanding, and is now crossing the Hertzsprung gap. Based on the combination of observed properties, we argue that the progenitor is a binary system, with the more evolved system overfilling the Roche lobe. Comparison with binary evolution models suggests that the outburst was an extremely rare phenomenon, likely associated with the ejection of the common envelope of a massive star. The initial mass of the primary fills the gap between the merger candidates V838 Mon (5-10M_{sun}_) and NGC 4490-OT (30M_{sun}_).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/834/196
- Title:
- Galactic novae with m<=10 from 1900 to 2015
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/834/196
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Despite its fundamental importance, a reliable estimate of the Galactic nova rate has remained elusive. Here, the overall Galactic nova rate is estimated by extrapolating the observed rate for novae reaching m<=2 to include the entire Galaxy using a two component disk plus bulge model for the distribution of stars in the Milky Way. The present analysis improves on previous work by considering important corrections for incompleteness in the observed rate of bright novae and by employing a Monte Carlo analysis to better estimate the uncertainty in the derived nova rates. Several models are considered to account for differences in the assumed properties of bulge and disk nova populations and in the absolute magnitude distribution. The simplest models, which assume uniform properties between bulge and disk novae, predict Galactic nova rates of ~50 to in excess of 100 per year, depending on the assumed incompleteness at bright magnitudes. Models where the disk novae are assumed to be more luminous than bulge novae are explored, and predict nova rates up to 30% lower, in the range of ~35 to ~75 per year. An average of the most plausible models yields a rate of 50_-23_^+31^yr^-1^, which is arguably the best estimate currently available for the nova rate in the Galaxy. Virtually all models produce rates that represent significant increases over recent estimates, and bring the Galactic nova rate into better agreement with that expected based on comparison with the latest results from extragalactic surveys.